The SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus pandemic turned the world upside down. In just a few days, the reality as we knew it had disappeared. The crisis has affected the entire world. It struck most sectors of the economy with enormous force, without sparing the meetings industry.

Cities around the world are undertaking a variety of initiatives to mitigate the effects of the crisis, and bring about economic recovery, once restrictions on the spread of the epidemic have been lifted.

The Mayor of Krakow Jacek Majchrowski joined the mayors of European cities who signed a declaration of support for the initiative to create a new Marshall Plan for Europe in the face of the COVID-19 epidemic, resulting economic difficulties and the climate crisis.

When state borders are preventively closed and citizens are separated from each other by quarantine restrictions, every gesture of solidarity that consolidates the international community and keeps its spirits up becomes important.